A Different Angle

Radio host JB Hager puts a new spin on
the events app

By Casie Kruppa

Published: January 14, 2014

Photo courtesy JB Hager

Want to revisit a fun night out, share a video of your child’s little league game or check out what’s happening at a local festival? There’s now an app that allows you to do all of that, and it was created and developed by radio personality JB Hager (pictured, far left). Ferris takes video metadata and automatically arranges it chronologically. Hashtags categorize events and locations, narrowing down what is of relevance to a particular user. “There are so many times in life where you want people to send their video, and it never makes it to you,” Hager says. “We wanted to take the human element out of editing and make sense of events.” Taking its name from the Ferris wheel and the new perspective it gave people when it debuted in 1893, the app is unique because it allows users to view events from different angles. Hager, who parted ways with Mix 94.7 in November, says he had no intention of getting involved in the tech world, but something about Austin pulls you into different projects. “We started talking about this idea and what was possible,” he says, “Everyone just kept telling us we have to do this. So far, it’s been a wild ride.”